Johnny wrote, "Playing short coin costs you 1.17% based on the numbers
listed above. Harry is correct that playing short coin is less costly per
dollar wagered...."
That's right! Playing short-coin costs you 1.17% MORE than playing
max-coin. If Harry said that playing short-coin is less costly per dollar
wagered, he is absolutely incorrect....assuming that we're comparing apples
to apples (same game, same pay-out schedule).
Playing short-coin (9/6 JoB), you are losing 1.63% of your money. Playing
max-coin (9/6 JoB), you are losing 0.46% of your money. Losing 0.46% of
your money is better than losing 1.63%.
So....per $100 wagered, you will lose $1.17 MORE when playing short-coin
than you will when playing max-coin. It's just plain math.
Johnny wrote, "....Back to playing single coin 9/6 JOB, losing $0.0163 per
hand vs losing $0.0230 per hand on the full coin game makes a difference
over the course of play."
If losing the least amount of money per hand is more important than the
actual % return you will receive during your gambling sessions, then I
suggest you play single coin on any penny machine (regardless of its payout
schedule). Or, putting it another way: in any negative-expectation VP
machine, you will lose less money by betting less money. Duh.
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On 6/26/10, johnnyzee48127 <greeklandjohnny@aol.com> wrote:
> Luke Fuller wrote:
> > You should be comparing playing equal dollar amounts: $25 (playing
> > five one-coin hands, for example) and $25 (playing one max-coin
> > hand).
> >
> > Playing short-coin 9/6 JoB, you are losing 1.63%. So, the actual
> > loss is $0.408 per $25 wagered.
> >
> > Playing max-coin 9/6 JoB, you are losing 0.46%. So, the actual
> > loss is $0.115 per $25 wagered.
> >
> > On any negative-expectation VP machine, you will lose less money by
> > playing max-coin.Luke, not every plays to make money.
Playing short coin costs you 1.17% based on the numbers listed above. Harry
is correct that playing short coin is less costly per dollar wagered.Playing short coin is fine as long as you know what you are getting into.
It' really 2 different games. The strategies are a little different. If you
only focus on when the royal pops up, sure short coin play looks like a
stupid wager. But I think the reason people play short coin is because they
don't want to risk the larger amount wagered.I agree that playing one coin on a dollar 9/6 JOB is silly if a quarter 9/6
JOB is available. But if the quarter JOB is 7/5, playing dollar JOB single
line isn't such a bad play.Back to playing single coin 9/6 JOB, losing $0.0163 per hand vs losing
$0.0230 per hand on the full coin game makes a difference over the course of
play. You are paying a penalty to reduce variance. Now if the only reason
you play is for the big hit, single coin doesn't make any sense.
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